Spicket River Information

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The Spicket River is a 17.7 mile long (28.5 km)[1] river located in New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the United States.
 
The Spicket River is a 17.7 mile long (28.5 km)[1] river located in New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the United States.
 
   
 
   
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The Spicket River begins at the outlet of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_Pond_(Derry,_New_Hampshire) Island Pond] in Derry, New Hampshire, and flows south into Salem, New Hampshire, passing through the Arlington Mill Reservoir.
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The Spicket River begins at the outlet of [http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Fishing/bathy_maps/island_derry.pdf Island Pond] in Derry, New Hampshire, and flows south into Salem, New Hampshire, passing through the Arlington Mill Reservoir.
  
 
Island Pond is a 532-acre water body located in Rockingham County in southern New Hampshire, United States, in the towns of Derry, Hampstead and Atkinson.
 
Island Pond is a 532-acre water body located in Rockingham County in southern New Hampshire, United States, in the towns of Derry, Hampstead and Atkinson.
 
   
 
   
Arlington Mill Reservoir is a 320-acre impoundment located in Rockingham County in southern New Hampshire.
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[http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Fishing/bathy_maps/arlingtonmill_salem.pdf Arlington Mill Reservoir] is a 320-acre impoundment located in Rockingham County in southern New Hampshire.The [[ARLINGTON POND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION]] is a local Water Resource, Wetlands Conservation and Management Organization. The [http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM5GD5 Wheeler Dam] created the Arlington Reservoir in 1923. The [[Dam]] was repaired in 2007.
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The river continues through Salem, encountering copious suburban development, and enters the city of Methuen, Massachusetts, where it drops nearly 100 feet over a series of dams on its way to the Merrimack River in Lawrence.
 
The river continues through Salem, encountering copious suburban development, and enters the city of Methuen, Massachusetts, where it drops nearly 100 feet over a series of dams on its way to the Merrimack River in Lawrence.
  
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The United States Geologic Survey maintains two streamflow guages on the Spicket River.
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One [[Image:Streamflow near Methuen.jpg|200px|thumb|left|USGS 01100561 SPICKET RIVER NEAR METHUEN, MA]] near Methuen on Hampshire Road and one in North Salem, New hampshire. The links are here;
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[http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ma/nwis/uv/?site_no=01100561 USGS 01100561 SPICKET RIVER NEAR METHUEN, MA] <br>
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[http://newweb.erh.noaa.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=box&gage=mthm3&view=1,1,1,1,1,1&toggles=10,7,8,2,9,15,6  National Weather Service (NWS) Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service] <br>
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[http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?01100505 USGS 01100505 SPICKET RIVER AT NORTH SALEM, NH]<br> <br>
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<!--NWS 5 CHR IDENT|USGS STATION NUMBER|GOES IDENTIFR |NWS HSA |LATITUDE dd mm ss| LONGITUDE ddd mm ss|LOCATION NAME|     
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    NSLN3          |01100505          |175D6128      |GYX    |42 50 57        |-071 12 56|SPICKET RIVER AT NORTH SALEM NH-->
 
[http://www.eagletribune.com/punewsnh/local_story_087011020.html/resources_printstory Resident wants feds to look at dam on Spicket River] <br>
 
[http://www.eagletribune.com/punewsnh/local_story_087011020.html/resources_printstory Resident wants feds to look at dam on Spicket River] <br>
  
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area 79 square miles, of which 10 are in Massachusetts.  
 
area 79 square miles, of which 10 are in Massachusetts.  
 
It is not a very good stream for power, its flow being very variable.  
 
It is not a very good stream for power, its flow being very variable.  
Several small ponds near the headwaters are dammed and used to regulate the flow, viz : Policy pond,  
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Several small ponds near the headwaters are dammed and used to regulate the flow, viz : [http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Fishing/bathy_maps/canobie_salem.pdf Policy pond],  
 
in New Hampshire, covering about 450 acres, and with a range of 8 feet ;  
 
in New Hampshire, covering about 450 acres, and with a range of 8 feet ;  
 
Island pond, covering about 480 acres, and other smaller ones.  
 
Island pond, covering about 480 acres, and other smaller ones.  
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== Hydroelectricity==
 
== Hydroelectricity==
[http://www.mtpc.org/project_detail.cfm?ProjSeq=1048 Spicket River Hydrofacility Control Updates 2008]
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[[Spicket River Hydro facility Control Updates 2008]]<br>
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[http://www.mtpc.org/project_detail.cfm?ProjSeq=1048 (dead link)<s>Spicket River Hydrofacility Control Updates 2008</s>]
  
 
== Stone structures ==
 
== Stone structures ==
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[[Image:Card00180_fr.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Spicket River Bridge Salem N.H.]] [[Image:Sandscanoe1920.jpg|150%|thumb|right|Sands Bridge circa 1920]]
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[http://www.stonestructures.org/html/handbook-resources.html Documenting stone structures]
 
[http://www.stonestructures.org/html/handbook-resources.html Documenting stone structures]

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